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Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

Originally Posted by Sgt. LED

An an E series cree multimode mod with a diffused optic like Gene uses in his F variants. Very nice, very utility. Was it a pain to get the incan reflector out?

Actually, that's an old-style L1 delivering 300-400 lumens, with an optic that was originally square in shape... at least before performing a little surgery, heh heh. Did it for fun, turns out it's a darned handy little workhorse! Dual stage tailswitch still works nicely.

Originally Posted by MSaxatilus

Dude!!

You're disturbing your sleeping children in order to take beamshots?!?!

I've heard of going above and beyond the call of duty, but this is ridiculous.

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

Scott - now you're killing me! I have this same build coming (with a Leef body instead) - any idea when I will get to hold this beast??

Also - I know we talked about 600-700 lumens max. Will mine have the exact same stats as above (727 lumens on max)?

Can't wait to get mine!!

Rich, yes, yours ought to have similar specs... the outputs on yours will be a little lower due to the warmer emitter, and runtimes might not match, but you'll be kinda sorta in that general performance neighborhood. I do need to modify the bottom portion of your heatsink a little to fit better in your body. (Same is true with Nein166's light.)

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

I'd like to hear more on this optic that was installed in the M3 please!

The optic is made by Ledil, a company in Finland... I'd ordered some samples of their optics directly a while back and have been working them into some recent builds. That particular one has a 5.5 degree beam angle, which for a Cree MC-E is actually quite narrow while still delivering enough sidespill to be useful. I can also say from experience it was an absolute BEAR to fit in an M3 head!

The good news is, I have a small batch of custom-fabricated brass heatsinks ready to build into some M3 mods if folks are interested. I'm also looking for a couple more M3 heads so I can build myself a couple of these... it's a darned nice build, if I might be so bold as to say so! IMHO it's a nice light for walking through the woods, checking on a strange noise in the backyard, and any number of other tasks.

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

Also, I'm curious about these runtimes (forgive me, I'm new to the milky scene). Are the runtimes listed below flat?

Hi Steve, yes, that information is basically still valid. Some of the specifics have changed... max output can reach a little higher now due to sourcing of better parts... and the firmware has progressed to 'Califon' revision now being the standard, though custom firmware is also still very much an option. Let me know if I might help.

There's a good discussion of the 'Califon' firmware over in PoliceScannerMan's Gossamer Review Thread. The one thing that's unfortunate is it all makes the firmware seem somehow more complicated to use than it really is... it's a case in which it's a lot harder to write about how to use it, than it is to use!

Runtimes on 2x123 primaries should be very flat for the vast majority of runtime, then output would dim gradually at the tail end. With one rechargeable the light would tend to run at or close to full power for perhaps the first 50-70% of the run (tends to vary slightly with each individual build) then would begin to dim gradually.

(Steve's quoted sections didn't copy into this post but are available in post #28 above.)

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

Thanks for the shipping notice call Scott, great conversation as always.

This one is going to be very neat indeed!

Thanks Jon, nice chatting with you as well.

As usual, working to get some very patient folks' lights out the door. A little eye candy for this Sunday evening...

KL3rev1 'Sarge'

Note: The build itself is head only... the BigLeef body on which it's mounted is my own, used for testing.

The concept behind this build is to give Sgt. LED something in his favorite SureFire head (truth be told, it's probably my fave as well) while aiming for coverage of a broad range of outputs, in this case from a low around 0.23 lumen through a high in the 600-700 lumen ballpark, with a warm, incandescent-like tint and a smooth, clean beam.

The tint of this particular Cree MC-E is unspecified by the manufacturer but guaranteed to fall somewhere in the 6A, 6B, 6C, or 6D bins with a color temp around 3500K, give or take a little. While it's technically not any higher CRI than the cooler white parts, it does deliver a pleasing beam. Here's a closeup photo using the Sarge as the primary source of illumination on one of my children's special friends...

Snow Ghost (for Jaybiz32) Preview

The build in this highly customized Mag host delivers roughly 1240 lumens with excellent beam quality and near-perfect regulation throughout the entire run... but that's not the most special part of the build! The host itself is coated with glow in the dark paint... it's darned cool! As shown by this photo taken in complete darkness, heh heh...

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

Two of my lights with Milky heads - the one on the left is a Roomsweeper P60 MC-E module on a Leef natural HA 2x18500 body with Surefire twisty tailcap and AW multilevel switch. The right is a KL3 "Heat Miser" head on a Leef black HA 2 x18500 body with SW02 tailcap.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Milky last week when I picked up the Heat Miser head...it was good to meet the Artist himself!

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

No worries, Bob, I've got your photo posted...

(Note: The knife in the photo is an Aquatec T-Rex full titanium dive knife from Germany, if anyone was wondering.)

Originally Posted by abuhannibal

Two of my lights with Milky heads - the one on the left is a Roomsweeper P60 MC-E module on a Leef natural HA 2x18500 body with Surefire twisty tailcap and AW multilevel switch. The right is a KL3 "Heat Miser" head on a Leef black HA 2 x18500 body with SW02 tailcap.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Milky last week when I picked up the Heat Miser head...it was good to meet the Artist himself!

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

SARGE has landed! That WAS really quick shipping.

0.23 lumens is a wonderful thing, in daylight you can't tell it's on unless you look into the reflector and runtime should be months! Tint is a pleasant warm. Beam profile is really floody, there's a hot spot but it's big, more like a hot zone. Fits on the C3 like it belongs there. It's 4 levels are spaced well and high is damn bright. Heatsinking to all those fins is fantastic and it does it quickly. It is very clean work, looks like it could be stock. I am a very happy camper and I've not even had it in the dark yet!

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

Originally Posted by milkyspit

The good news is, I have a small batch of custom-fabricated brass heatsinks ready to build into some M3 mods if folks are interested. I'm also looking for a couple more M3 heads so I can build myself a couple of these... it's a darned nice build, if I might be so bold as to say so! IMHO it's a nice light for walking through the woods, checking on a strange noise in the backyard, and any number of other tasks.

Re: Milkyspit Mods, Thoughts, Eye Candy [LOTS OF PHOTOS] Part 4

That brings my collection of Milky lights up to a staggering two, in total.... Both received this month.

My very own Milky Room Sweeper.

Host is an older Surefire E2E in Satin Gunmetal, with a tear-drop bezel; bored out for a 17670 cell.

Minor jaw marks on the head, but Scott mentioned those. He was upfront about it. The tear-drop SF bezels are a bit difficult to work with. No worries. I wanted the light anyway. The jaw marks actually appeal to me. They give the light character, and they look like tear drops within the larger tear drops.

Pic belongs to Scott, and he was kind enough to let me post it here. (Thanks Scott).

So, am I happy with it? Take one guess. . .

Last edited by Monocrom; 09-24-2009 at 11:04 AM.
Reason: Clarification.

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